New South Wales Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

MENTAL HEALTH ACT 1990 - SECT 192

192 Matters to be checked by Tribunal

(1) As soon as practicable after the beginning of an inquiry, the Tribunal is required to ascertain from the patient or person the subject of the application being heard whether the patient or person:

(a) has been informed of the duty imposed under section 190 on the medical superintendent, and

(b) has been informed of the nature and possible results of the inquiry and, if the patient or person has not or appears not to have been so informed, the Tribunal must so inform the patient or person.

(2) As soon as practicable after the beginning of an inquiry, the Tribunal is required to ascertain from the medical superintendent whether the notice under section 190 has been given (if required) or all such things as are reasonably practicable have been done to give that notice.